Bringing the Torah's 'Sabbath of the land' to Jewish American farmers
(RNS) — The tradition of shmita, a Jewish answer to how to fight climate change, is spreading beyond Israel.
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NAACP Image Award for Abby Ginzberg's Barbara Lee documentary – J.
Berkeley filmmaker Abby Ginzberg won an NAACP Image Award for a documentary about the East Bay congressperson Barbara Lee.
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A way to forgive debts and leave fields fallow — even if you're not a farmer in Israel – The Forward
An art exhibit offers up ideas and meditations on rituals to bring shmita into our daily lives.
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Tired? Why Not Take a Shmita Year to Rest, Recharge and Replenish
Every seven years, Jews celebrate a shmita year. As we embark on 2022, could this ancient tradition be a cure for our modern malaise?
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Announcing Hazon's Inaugural Jewish Art Competition: The Shmita Prizes – Boulder Jewish News
Hazon, the Jewish Lab for Sustainability non-profit, officially opened submissions for The Shmita Prizes– an international arts competition with five different prizes. The goal is to draw attention to and raise awareness of the forthcoming shmita year (beginning Rosh Hashanah 2021). Categories include: ritual object, fine art, film or video, performance art/music/liturgy, plus a fifth category for the written word – essays and ideas. Shmita is “a year of letting go”. It takes place every seven years in the Jewish calendar – it is indeed where the modern notion of a “sabbatical...
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